Hamid M. Lankarani Publications

  • Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
  1. Huculak, R.D., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢ethods of Evaluating ES-2 Leg Flail in Dynamic Evaluation and Certification Tests of Side-Facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Paper No. IJCR-S-15-00075, 17p. Online version: [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2015.1076585].
  2. Umstead, C., Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢ultibody Modeling of an Internal Gyroscopic Micro-mechanism for Development of Lateral Deviation of a Projectile,鈥 Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics, Special Issue on Multibody for Mechanisms, Paper No. JMBD 14-0090, 11p, March 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/1464419315573132].
  3. Nedukanjirathingal, S.K., Yihun, Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔inite Element Analysis and Vibration Testing of a Simple Replicate Beam-Type Aircraft Wing with and without Secondary Structure Attached,鈥 International Journal of Aeronautical Science & Aerospace Research (IJASAR), Paper No. IJASAR-15-01-14, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 27-38, 2015.
  4. Tay, Y.Y., Bhonge, P., ND Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐rash Simulations of an Aircraft Fuselage Section in Water Impact and Comparison with Solid Surface Impact,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Paper No. IJCR.909, Vol. 20, N0. 5, pp. 464-482, 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2015.1033972].
  5. Patil, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪imulation Study of Spot Weld Material Configurations for Crash Analysis,鈥 Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering, Paper No. Engr-14-695R1, Vol. 3, No .4, 2014. [DOI: 10.4172/2168-9873.1000149].
  6. Tay, Y.Y., Papa, A., Koneru, L.S., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Finite Element Approach Estimating Driver Fatality Ratios of a Fleet of LTVs Striking a Passenger Car Based on Vehicles' Intrusion, Acceleration, and Stiffness Ratios in Side Impact Collisions,鈥 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Paper No. MEST-D-14-00429, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 1231-1242, 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12206-015-0237-4].
  7. Alves, J., Peixinho, N., Silva, M., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Comparative Study of the Viscoelastic Constitutive Models for Frictionless Contact Interfaces in Solids,鈥 Mechanism and Machine Theory, Paper No. MECHMT-D-14-00429, Vol. 85, pp. 172-188, 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2014.11.020].
  8. Zhang, Z., Xu, L., Tay, Y.Y., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢ulti-Objective Optimization of Mechanisms with Clearances in Revolute Joints,鈥 Chapter in the book, New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications, P. Flores and F. Viadero (Ed.), Part VI: Dynamics of Machinery, pp. 423-433, Springer, 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_45].
  9. Umstead, C., Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Internal Gyroscopic Micro-mechanism for Development of Lateral Deviation of a Projectile,鈥 Chapter in the book, New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications, P. Flores and F. Viadero (Ed.), Part XIII: Micro-mechanisms, pp. 859-868, Springer, 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_45].
  10. Baratzadeh, F., Tay, Y.Y., Patil, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Experimental and Numerical Investigation into the Dynamic Crash Performance of Vehicle Bumpers Fabricated using Friction Stir Welding (FSW) and Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW),鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Paper No. IJCR.828, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 371-384, 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2014.904062].
  11. Zhang, Z., Xu, L., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Kriging Model for Dynamics of Mechanical Systems with Revolute Joint Clearances,鈥 ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. CND-13-1195, Vol. 9, pp. 031013-13p, July 2014. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4026233].
  12. Tay, Y.Y., Lim, C.S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Finite Element Analysis of High Energy Absorption of Cellular Materials in Enhancing Passive Safety of Road Vehicles in Side Impact Accidents,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Paper No. IJCR.806, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 288-300, 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2014.893789].
  13. Moradi, R., McCoy, M.L., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚mpact Analysis of Mechanical Systems Using Stress Wave Propagation Methodology,鈥 invited Book Chapter for the Book, Wave Propagation, L. Rocha and M. Gomes (Ed.), Academy Publish, ISBN: 978-09835850-X-X, pp. 211-249, , 2014.
  14. Tay, Y.Y., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Design-of-Experiment Method In Predicting Injuries To Out-Of-Position Occupants From Torso-Only Side-Impact Airbags,鈥 Global Journal of Research in Engineering - B: Automotive Engineering, GJRE-B, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 1-14, October 2013.
  15. Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., Impact Dynamics of Mechanical Systems and Structures - Applications in Crash Energy Management, Impulse mitigation, and Impact Injury Biomechanics, Scientific Book, 252p, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013.
  16. Reuter, K., Chong, A., Madhavan, V., Wooley, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment of a Finite Element Computer Model to Study the Torsional Fracture Strength of a Composite Tibia with Screw Holes,鈥 International Journal of Experimental and Computational Biomechanics, Paper No. IJECB-43316, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 158-170, 2013.
  17. Faishal, K., Cheraghi, S.H., Krishnan, K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪tudy of the Impact of Riveting Parameters on the Quality of the Riveted Lap Joints Using Finite Element Method,鈥 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Paper No. IJAMT-7017, Vol. 67, Issue 1-4, pp. 545-562, 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00170-012-4506-6].
  18. Koshy, C.S., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪tudy of the Effect of Contact Force Models on the Dynamic Response of Mechanical Systems with Dry Clearance Joints: Computational and Experimental Approaches,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. NODY-D-12-03975, Vol. 73, pp. 325-338, 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11071-013-0787-x].
  19. Setpally, R., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淯se of Finite Element Analysis for the Prediction of Driver Fatality Ratios Based on Vehicle Intrusion Ratios in Head-on Collisions,鈥 Journal of Applied Mathematics, Special Issue on Finite Element Method, Paper No. 7401418, Vol. 4, No. 5A, pp. 56-63, May 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/am.2013.45A007].
  20. Huculak, R.D., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓valuation of ATD Head Trajectory in terms of Euler Parameters Using Accelerometers and Angular Rate Sensors in Aircraft Seat Dynamic Testing,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Paper No. IJCR.682, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 174-182, March 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2013.766404].
  21. Moradi, R., Kh-Beheshti, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淟umbar Load Attenuation for Rotorcraft Seated Occupants Using an Effective Seat Energy-Absorber Systems Design Methodology,鈥 Central European Journal of Engineering (CEJE), Special Issue on Blast and Impact Performance of Engineering Structures, Paper No.CEJE-S-12-00050, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 562-577, 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/s13531-012-0030-4].
  22. Baratzadeh, F., Widener, C., Lankarani, H.M., and Burford, D., 鈥淢ethods to Increase the Fatigue Life of Friction Stir Lap Welds in No-load Transfer Coupons Using a Retractable Pin Tool,鈥 Journal of ASTM International (JAI), Paper No. JAI 103899, Vol. 9, No. 5, 16p, May 2012.
  23. Machado, M., Moreira, P., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐ompliant Contact Force Models in Multibody Dynamics: Evolution of the Hertz Contact Theory,鈥 Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Paper No. MECHMT-D-11-00403, Vol. 53, pp. 99-121, 2012.[DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2012.02.0101, 23p]. (Among Top 1% Most Cited Paper in the Field based on Thomson Reuter's Web of Science).
  24. Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamic Response of Multibody Systems with Multiple Clearance Joints,鈥 ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. CND-11-1080, Vol. 7, pp. 031003-1 031003-13, 13p, July 2012.[DOI: 10.1115/1.4005927].
  25. Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓valuation of the Kinematics and Injury Potential to Different Sizes of Pedestrians Impacted by a Utility Vehicle LTV with a Frontal Guard,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness (IJCrash), Paper No. IJCR.551, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 645-655, December 2011.
  26. Umstead, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓xamination of Lateral Deviation of a Projectile Subjected to Internal Gyroscopic Forces,鈥 International Journal of Applied Science and Technology (IJAST), Paper No. S-10246, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 98-112, November 2011.
  27. Moreira, P., Flores, P., Pimenta Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚nfluence of the Dissipative Contact Force Models on the Simulation of the Dynamic Response of Multibody Systems,鈥 Journal of Materials Science and Engineering B, Paper No. JMSE20110726-3, Vol. 1, pp. 828-837, 2011.
  28. DeWeese, R., Moorcroft, D., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淯se of a Head Component Tester to Evaluate the Injury Potential of an Aircraft Head-Up Display,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness (IJCrash), Paper No. IJCR.526, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 385-395, August 2011.
  29. Moradi, R., Setpally, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚nfluence of a Truck Side Under-ride Guard Height on Cabin Intrusion and Occupant Injury Potential of a Small Car in Car/Large-Truck Side Crashes鈥 International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems (IJVSS) 鈥 Special Issue: Structural Impact and Crashworthiness 鈥 Part II, Paper No. IJVS1019, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 169-177, 2011.
  30. McCoy, M.L., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎nalysis of Fatigue Resistance of Continuous and Non-Continuous Welded Rectangular Frame Intersections by Finite Element Method,鈥 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Paper No. J2010-354, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 1175-1183, 2011.
  31. Flores, P., Koshy, C.S., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., 鈥淣umerical and Experimental Investigation on Multibody Systems with Revolute Clearance Joints,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. NODY1782, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 383-398, 2011.
  32. Baratzadeh, F., Handyside, A., Lankarani, H., Carlson, B., and Burford, D., 鈥淢icrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys 6082-T6 with 6053-T6,鈥 Chapter in the book, Friction Stir Welding and Processing, R. Mishra, M.W. Mahoney, Y. Sato, Y. Hovanski, and R. Verma (Ed.), pp. 229-235, Wiley, 2011.
  33. Handyside, A., Baratzadeh, F., Buller, J., Lankarani, H., Carlson, B., and Burford, D., 鈥淔riction Stir Welded 鈥淎鈥 Frame for Duel Function Test Fixture,鈥 Chapter in the book, Friction Stir Welding and Processing, R. Mishra, M.W. Mahoney, Y. Sato, Y. Hovanski, and R. Verma (Ed.), pp. 159-169, Wiley, 2011.
  34. Bhonge, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔ine-tuning Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Methodology for Aircraft Seat Certification Using Component Level Testing and Validation,鈥 International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems (IJVSS) 鈥 Special Issue: Structural Impact and Crashworthiness 鈥 Part I, Paper No. IJVS1020, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 129-138, 2011.
  35. McCoy, M.L., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淯se of Simple Finite Elements in Impact Analysis of Mechanical Systems with Stereomechanics, Wave Propagation, and Energy Method Approaches,鈥 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Paper No. J2010-209, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 783-795, 2011.
  36. Machado, M., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪patial Multibody Systems with Lubricated Spherical Joints: Modeling and Simulation,鈥 Chapter in the book, New Trends in Mechanism Science: Analysis and Design, D. Pisla (Ed.), Chapter 10, pp. 397-404, Springer, 2010.
  37. Kademhosseini-Beheshti, and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Investigation in Crashworthiness Evaluation of Aircraft Seat Cushion at Extreme Ranges of Temperature,鈥 Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (JMST), Paper No. J2009-02083, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 1105-1110, May 2010.
  38. Adams, A., Thorbole, C.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪cale Modeling of Aircraft Structure 鈥 An Innovative Strategy to Evaluate and Improve Crashworthiness,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Paper No. IJCR.227, Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 71-82, 2010.
  39. Machado, M., Flores, P., Pimenta Claro, J.C., Ambrosio, J., Silva, M., Completo, A., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment of a Planar Multibody Model of the Human Knee Joint,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. NODY1059, Vo. 60(3), pp. 459-478, 2010.
  40. Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪patial Rigid Multibody Systems with Lubricated Spherical Clearance Joints 鈥 Modeling and Simulation,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. NODY9583, Vol. 60(1-2), pp. 99-114, 2010.
  41. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., Claro, J.C.P., Lankarani, H.M., and Koshy, C.S., 鈥淟ubricated Revolute Joints in Rigid Multibody Systems,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Paper No. NODY465, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 277-295, 2009.
  42. Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambrosio, J., and Lankarani, H.M., Kinematics and Dynamics of Multibody Systems with Imperfect Joints: Models and Case Studies, Scientific Book, Springer Verlag book series in Applied and Computational Mechanics, 169p, 2008.
  43. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淭ranslational Joints with Clearance in Rigid Multibody Systems,鈥 ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 3, pp. 011007-1011007-10 (10p), January 2008.
  44. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamic Behavior of Planar Rigid Multibody Systems Including Revolute Joints with Clearance,鈥 International Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, IMechE, Part K, Vol. 221, No. 2, pp. 161-174, June 2007.
  45. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚nfluence of the Contact-Impact Force Model on the Dynamic Response of Multibody Systems,鈥 International Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, IMechE, Part K, Vol. 222, No. 1, pp. 21-34, 2006.
  46. McCoy, M.L., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒etermination of Crush Stiffness Coefficients of a Typical Aftermarket Frontal Protective Guard Used in Light Trucks and Vans with Comparisons of Guard Stiffness to Frontal Vehicle Crush Coefficients,鈥 Journal of Automobile Engineering, IMech E, Vol. 220, Part D, pp. 1073-1084, 2006.
  47. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamics of Multibody Systems with Spherical Clearance Joints,鈥 ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp. 240-247, July 2006.
  48. Beheshti, H.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Simplified Test Methodology for Crashworthiness Evaluation of Aircraft Seat Cushions,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 27-35, 2006.
  49. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., Claro, J.C.P., Lankarani, H.M., and Koshy, C.S., 鈥淎 Study on Dynamics of Mechanical Systems Including Joints with Clearance and Lubrication,鈥 Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 247-261, March 2006.
  50. Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪patial Revolute Joints with Clearance for Dynamic Analysis of Multibody Systems,鈥 International Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, IMechE, Part K, Paper No. JMBD70, Vol. 220, No. 4, pp. 257-271, 2006.
  51. Alshaer, B.J., Nagarajan, H., Beheshti, H.K., Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamics of a Multibody Mechanical System with Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 127, pp. 493-498, May 2005.
  52. Nagarajan, H., McCoy, M., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒esign of HIC-Compliant Aircraft Bulkheads and Cabin Class Divider Panels,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 525-534, 2005.
  53. Nagarajan, H., McCoy, M., Koshy, C.S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒esign, Fabrication and Testing of a Component HIC Tester for Aircraft Applications,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 515-523, 2005.
  54. Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., 鈥淢odeling Lubricated Revolute Clearance Joints in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, IMechE, Paper No. K03303, Vol. 218, Part K, pp. 183-190, 2004.
  55. Randhawa, H.S, and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔inite Element Analysis of Impacts on Water and Its Application to Helicopter Water Landing and Occupant Safety,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 189-200, 2003 (top 3 most read article in this journal).
  56. Lankarani, H.M., Olivares, G., and Nagarajan, H., 鈥淎 Virtual Mutibody and Finite-Element Analysis Environment in the Field of Aerospace Crashworthiness,鈥 Chapter in the book, Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems, Schiehlen and Valasek (Eds.), NATO Science Series, II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 103, pp. 187-212, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
  57. Adams, A., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Modern Aerospace Modeling Approach for Evaluation of Aircraft Fuselage Crashworthiness,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol.8, No. 4, pp.401-413, 2003 (top 5 most ever cited article in this journal).
  58. Lankarani, H.M., and S. Shivaswamy, 鈥淢ethodologies for Treatment of Impact in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Chapter 4 in the book, Impact with Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, A. Guran (Ed.), Birkhauser, Boston, 2003.
  59. Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎ircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection,鈥 Chapter 16 in the book, Impact with Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, A. Guran (Ed.), Birkhauser, Boston, 2003.
  60. Ramalingam, V.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎nalysis of Impact on Soft Soil and Its Application to Aircraft Crashworthiness,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 57-66, 2002.
  61. Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., 鈥淭reatment of Impact with Friction in Open- and Closed-Loop Planar Multibody Systems,鈥 International Journal of Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 6, pp. 203-227, 2001.
  62. Lankarani, H.M., and Ayyagari, M., 鈥淎 Poisson-based Formulation for Frictional Impact Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems with Open or Closed Kinematic Chains,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 122, No. 4, pp. 489-497, 2000.
  63. Ravn, P., Shivaswamy, S., Alshaer, B., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淛oint Clearances with Lubricated Long Bearings in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 122, No. 4, pp. 484-488, 2000.
  64. Lankarani, H.M., and Hooper, S.J., 鈥淎pplication of Computer-Aided Analysis Tools for Aircraft Occupant and Seat Crashworthiness,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Woodland Publishing, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp.433-448, 1999.
  65. Talia, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., 鈥淣ew Experimental Technique for the Analysis of Solid Particle Erosion Mechanisms,鈥 WEAR Journal, Elsevier Sciences, Vol. 225, pp. 1070-1077, 1999.
  66. Ahmed, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., 鈥淔rictional Impact Analysis in Open-loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 121, pp.119-127, March 1999.
  67. Hutchinson, J., Kaiser, M.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淭he Head Injury Criteria Functional,鈥 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier Sciences, Vol. 96, Issue 1, pp. 1-16, 1998.
  68. Lankarani, H.M., Gowdy, V., DeWeese, R., Kishore, P., Murthy, A., and Satish, S., 鈥淜inematics of SID on Side-facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 International Journal of Crashworthiness, Woodland Publishing, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 393-403, 1998.
  69. Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐urrent Issues Regarding Aircraft Occupant Protection,鈥 Chapter in the book, Crashworthiness of Transportation Systems: Structural Impact and Occupant Protection, J. Ambrosio, et al. (Eds.), NATO Series E, Applied Sciences, Vol. 332, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 579-612, 1996.
  70. Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐ontact/Impact Dynamics Applied to Crash Analysis,鈥 Chapter in the book, Crashworthiness of Transportation Systems: Structural Impact and Occupant Protection, J. Ambrosio, et al. (Eds.), NATO Series E, Applied Sciences, Vol. 332, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 445-473, 1996.
  71. Ma, D., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Multibody/Finite Element Analysis Approach for Modeling of Crash Dynamic Responses,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 119, pp. 382-387, September 1997.
  72. Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚mpact Analysis of Plates Using Quasi-static Approach,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 119, pp. 376-381, September 1997.
  73. Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., and Menon, R., 鈥淚mpact Dynamics of Multibody Mechanical Systems and Applications to Crash Analysis of Aircraft Occupants and Structural Systems,鈥 Chapter in the book, Computational Dynamics in Multibody Systems, M.F.O.S. Pereira and J.A.C. Ambrosio (Ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 239-265, 1995.
  74. Ma, D., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Nonlinear Finite-Element Approach for Kineto-static Analysis of Multibody Systems,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 237-250, 1995.
  75. Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., 鈥淐ontinuous Contact Force Models for Impact Analysis in Multibody Systems,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 193-207, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.
  76. Lankarani, H.M., Ma, D., and Menon, R., 鈥淢ultibody Dynamics of Aircraft Occupants Seated Behind Interior Walls,鈥 Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 6, No.2, pp. 237-246, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.
  77. Menon, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Multibody Dynamic Model of Head-Neck and Its Extension Whiplash Responses,鈥 Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 312-316, March 1993.
  78. Arfi, T., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment of a Logical Deductive Fault Diagnostic Technique for Real Time Application,鈥 Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 25, Issue 1-4, pp. 279-282, 1993. doi>10.1016/0360-8352(93)90275-3.
  79. Kompalli, C., Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎utomated Path Planning for Face Milling of N-Sided Convex Polygonal Surfaces Using Staircasing Strategy,鈥 Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 25, Issue 1-4, pp. 283-286, 1993. doi>10.1016/0360-8352(93)90276-4.
  80. Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淏iomechanical Modeling and Simulations of the Human Body Motion,鈥 Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Vol. 2, Sec. B, pp. 1060-1065, 1993.
  81. Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐omputer Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Vol. 2, Sec. B, pp. 1066-1071, 1993.
  82. Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., 鈥淐anonical Impulse Momentum Equations for the Impact Analysis of Multi body Systems,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 114, pp. 180-186, March 1992.
  83. Lankarani, H.M., and Nikravesh, P.E., 鈥淎 Contact Force Model with Hysteresis Damping for Impact Analysis of Multi body Systems,鈥 ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 112, pp. 369-375, September 1990.
  • Reviewed Conference Proceedings Papers and Technical Reports
  • Huculak, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淰alidation of Evaluating ATD Head Trajectory from Accelerometer and Angular Rate Sensor Data,鈥 Aerospace Structural Impact Dynamic International Conference, November 2015, Seville, Spain.
  • Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淟umber Load Estimation for a MADYMO FAA-Hybrid-III Scalable Dummy,鈥 2015 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2015-51028, 13p, Houston, Texas, November 2015.
  • Krishna Prasad, V., Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淰ertical Impact Simulation of a Full-Size and Simplified Scaled Models for an Aircraft Fuselage Structure,鈥 2015 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2015-51023, 12p, Houston, Texas, November 2015.
  • Nedukanjirathingal, S.K., Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔inite Element Analysis, Ground Vibration Testing, and Characterization of Vibration Modes for a Cantilever Plate Representing and Aircraft Wing with and without Secondary Structure Attached,鈥 2015 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2015-51020, 11p, Houston, Texas, November 2015.
  • Dye, J., Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment and Applications of Planar General-Purpose Kinematics and Dynamics of Constrained Multibody Mechanical Systems Simulations in Matlab,鈥 2015 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2015-51016, 11p, Houston, Texas, November 2015.
  • Costa, J., Peixoto, J., Moreira, P., Soto, A.P., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚nfluence of the Hip Joint Modeling Approaches on the Kinematics of Human Gait,鈥 ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), 11th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSND), Symposium MSND-17: Biomechanics, Paper No. DETC2015-46340, 11p, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2015.
  • Dessalegn, A.J., Yihun, Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓ffect of Stiffness and Variation in Link Lengths on the Gearing Ratio of a Planar Fourbar Mechanism with Application to Aircraft Trim Tab,鈥 ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR), Symposium MR-1: Planar Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis, Paper No. DETC2015-46054, 7p, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2015.
  • Tay, Y.Y., Yoon, J., Jenkins, J.A., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Multibody and Spatial Plastic Hinge Modeling Approach for Impact Analysis of an Aircraft Fuselage Section,鈥 2015 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Paper No. 283, Barcelona, Spain, July 2015.
  • Marques, F., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淥n Frictional Contacts in Multibody System Dynamics,鈥 2015 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Paper No. 343, 12p, Barcelona, Spain, July 2015.
  • Tay, Y.Y., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Response Surface Methodology in Predicting Injuries to Out-of-Position Occupants from Frontal Airbags,鈥 2014 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2014-36782, 12p, Montreal, Canada, November 2014.
  • Tankara, D., Tay, Y.Y., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓nergy-Absorption of a Thin-Walled Tube Filled with Carbon Nano Polyurethane Foam and Application in Car Bumpers,鈥 2014 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2014-37318, 10p, Montreal, Canada, November 2014.
  • Patil, S., Tay, Y.Y., Thorbole, C.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淰ehicle Mass Optimization for Frontal Structure Using I-Sight and Study of Weld Parameterization for Mass Improvement,鈥 2014 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2014-37311, 9p, Montreal, Canada, November 2014.
  • Zhang, Z., Xu, L., Tay, Y.Y., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢ulti-Objective Optimization of Mechanisms with Clearances in Revolute Joints,鈥 5th European Conference on Mechanism Science EUCOMES 2014, 8p, Gimar茫es, Portugal, September 2014.
  • Umstead, C., Tay, Y.Y., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Internal Gyroscopic Micro-mechanism for Development of Lateral Deviation of a Projectile,鈥 5th European Conference on Mechanism Science EUCOMES 2014, 8p, Gimar茫es, Portugal, September 2014.
  • Patil, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling and Characterization of Spot Weld Material Configurations for Crash Analysis,鈥 Mech-Aero 2014 (International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), 6p, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2014.
  • Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Overview of Several Formulations for Dry and lubricated Revolute Joint Clearances in Rigid-Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), 10th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (MSND), Paper No. DETC2014-34399, 14p, Buffalo, New York, August 2014.
  • Tay, Y.Y., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Numerical Analysis of Pre-deployment Effect of Side-Impact Airbags in Reducing Occupant Injuries,鈥 2013 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2013-63234, 10p, San Diego, California, November 2013.
  • Zhang, Z., Xu, L., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 DOE- and Kriging-based Model for Studying the Dynamics of Multibody Mechanical Systems with Revolute Clearance Joints,鈥 2013 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2013-64667, 13p, San Diego, California, November 2013.
  • Thorbole, C.K., Jorgensen, M., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎ssessment of the Dynamic Response of a Lumbar Spine Functional Unit Under Axial Compressive High Loading Rate: Outcome on the Axial Disc Bulge and Its Relation to the Load Magnitude,鈥 2013 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2013-66019, 14p, San Diego, California, November 2013.
  • Koshy, C.S., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Computational and Experimental Analysis of Mechanical Systems with revolute Clearance Joints,鈥 ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), 9th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (MSND), Paper No. DETC2013-12595, 7p, Portland, Oregon, August 2013.
  • Moradi, R., Bromwell, T., Jategaonkar, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐rash Energy Management of Rotorcraft Seat based on Load Limit Curves and Corresponding Occupant Pelvic Load,鈥 2012 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2012-88467, 10p, Houston, Texas, November 2012.
  • Bhonge, P., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓valuation of Dynamic Performance of Aircraft Seats with Large Passenger Population Sizes Using Finite Element Analysis,鈥 2012 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2012-89024, 9p, Houston, Texas, November 2012.
  • McCoy, M., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔EA Robustness in Modeling of Stress Wave Propagation for a Split Hopkinson Bar (SHB) Test,鈥 2012 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2012-89091, 7p, Houston, Texas, November 2012.
  • Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Overview of Continuous Contact Force Models for Multibody Dynamics,鈥 ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), International Conference on Dynamics for Design, Paper No. DETC2012-70393, 7p, Chicago, Illinois, August 2012.
  • Paneeru, N., Moradi, R., Asmatulu, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓stimation of Surface Roughness and Elastic Modulus Degradation of Nano-Indented Surfaces Using Finite Element Method,鈥 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-62708, 8p, Denver, Colorado, November 2011.
  • Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Multibody and Design of Experiment Investigation of a Motorcyclist Impact on Roadside Barriers at Upright and Sliding Configurations,鈥 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-62537, 9p, Denver, Colorado, November 2011.
  • Wamocha, H.L., Tandel, R., Asmatulu, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐FD Analysis of Drug Carrying Magnetic Nano-Composite Carriers Under Magnetic Fields,鈥 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-62713, 10p, Denver, Colorado, November 2011.
  • Bhonge, P., Foster, B.D., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔inite Element Modeling and Analysis of Structural Joints with Nuts and Bolts,鈥 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-62905, 11p, Denver, Colorado, November 2011.
  • Thorbole, C.K., Renfro, D.A., Moradi, R., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚dentification of Optimum Configuration of the Shoulder Strap of a Three-Point Restraint System for Motor Coach Occupant Rollover Protection,鈥 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-62136, 5p, Denver, Colorado, November 2011.
  • Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamic Response of Multibody Systems with Multiple Clearance Joints,鈥 ASME 2011 Design Engineering Technical Conference, 8th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (MSND), Paper No. DETC2011-47224, 10p, Washington, D.C., August 2011.
  • Flores, P., Pimenta Claro, J.C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Comparative Study on Continuous Contact Force Models for Constrained Multibody Systems,鈥 MULTIBODY DYNAMICS 2011, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, 20p, Brussels, Belgium, July 2011.
  • Moreira, P., Flores, P., Pimenta Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚nfluence of the Dissipative Contact Force Models on the Simulation of the Dynamic Response of Multibody Systems,鈥 CMM-2011 -- Computer Methods in Mechanics, Paper No. CMM2011-0096, 6p, Warsaw, Poland, May 2011.
  • Baratzadeh, F., Handyside, A., Lankarani, H., Carlson, B., and Burford, D., 鈥淢icrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys 6082-T6 with 6053-T6,鈥 TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, proceedings of Friction Stir Welding and Processing VI Symposium, San Diego, California, March 2011.
  • Handyside, A., Baratzadeh, F., Buller, J., Lankarani, H., Carlson, B., and Burford, D., 鈥淔riction Stir Welded 鈥淎鈥 Frame for Duel Function Test Fixture,鈥 TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, proceedings of Friction Stir Welding and Processing VI Symposium, San Diego, California, March 2011.
  • Bhonge, P., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐omputational Modeling and Performance Evaluation of a DAX-Foam Aircraft Seat Cushion Utilizing High Loading Rate Dynamic Characteristics,鈥 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2010-37461, 8p, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.
  • Walvekar, V., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淏ird Strike Analysis on the Leading Edge of an Aircraft Wing Using a Smooth Particle Hydrodynamic Bird Model,鈥 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2010-37667, 11p, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.
  • Moradi, R., Ramamurthy, S., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淜inematic Analysis of a Motorcyclist Impact on Concrete Barriers under Different Road Conditions,鈥 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2010-37461, 8p, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.
  • Moradi, R., Thorbole, C., McCoy, M., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淏iodynamic Modeling of a Pedestrian Impact with a Rigid Frontal Guard of a Utility Vehicle,鈥 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2010-37458, 9p, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.
  • DeWeese, R., Moorcroft, D., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓valuation of the Injury Potential Due to Aircraft Head-Up Display Systems Using the Head Injury Criteria Component Tester,鈥 (oral with abstract review only), 6th Triennial International Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 2010.
  • Machado, M., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪patial Multibody Systems with Lubricated Spherical Joints: Modeling and Simulation,鈥 Third European Conference on Mechanism Science (EUCOMES 2010), Paper No. Eucomes29, 8p, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 2010.
  • Moradi, R., Thorbole, C., McCoy, M., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓valuation of the Kinematics and Injury Potential to Pedestrians Impacted by an LTV Equipped with a Frontal Guard,鈥 International Crashworthiness Conference (ICrash 2010), Paper No. 2010-025, 12p, Washington, DC, September 2010.
  • DeWeese, R., Moorcroft, D., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淯se of a Head Component Tester to Evaluate the Injury Potential of an Aircraft Head-Up Display,鈥 International Crashworthiness Conference (ICrash 2010), Paper No. 2010-039, 12p, Washington, DC, September 2010.
  • Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling and Analysis of Lubricated Joints in Spatial Multibody Systems,鈥 (extended abstract only), EUROMECH Colloquium 515 -- Advanced Applications and Perspectives on Multibody System Dynamics, Paper No. EUM515-013, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, July 2010.
  • Thorbole, C., Lankarani, H.M., and Costello, T., 鈥淭emperature Effect on the Dynamic Characteristics of the Aircraft Seat Cushion,鈥 Proceedings of IMECE2009, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2009-12164, 7p, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 2009.
  • Ghati, Y., Menon. R., Olivares, G., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淧erformance Evaluation of Child Safety Seats in Far-Side Lateral Sled Tests at Varying Speeds,鈥 15p, 2009 Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) 53rd Annual Conference, Paper No. 9B-0338, 15p, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2009.
  • Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Integrated System for Transport Aircraft Seat Certification by Computational Modeling and Analysis,鈥 (abstract only), African Conference on Computational Mechanics (AfriComp), Sun City, South Africa, January 2009.
  • Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淧erformance Evaluation of a HIC Component Testing Device with a Flexible Neck Using Computational Model,鈥 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2008-68712, 7p, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2008.
  • Bhonge, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔inite Element Modeling Strategies for Dynamic Aircraft Seats,鈥 2008 SAE 成人头条 Aerospace Technology Conference, Paper No. 2008-01-2272, 15p, 成人头条, Kansas, August 2008.
  • Beheshti, H.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢athematical Dynamic Modeling of Aircraft Seat Cushion at Extreme Ranges of Temperature,鈥 IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2008), Paper No. 609-009, 6p, Corfu, Greece, June 2008.
  • Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淧erformance Evaluation of Computational HIC Component Tester with Flexible Neck for Aerospace Applications,鈥 2008 SAE 成人头条 Aerospace Technology Conference, Paper No. 2008-01-2229, 5p, 成人头条, Kansas, August 2008.
  • Kh.Beheshti, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎ircraft Seat Cushion Dynamic Behavior at Extreme Ranges of Temperatures,鈥 16th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2008), Paper No. ISME2008_1710, 5p, University of Kerman, Iran, May 2008.
  • Flores, P., Ambr贸sio, J., Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling Expected Wear in Revolute Joints with Clearance in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (IDET/CIE 2007), Paper No. DETC 2007-34196, 9p, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2007.
  • Flores, P., Ambr贸sio, J., Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪tudy of the Influence of Revolute Joint Model on the Dynamic Behavior of Multibody Mechanical Systems: Modeling and Simulation,鈥 ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (IDET/CIE 2007), Paper No. DETC 2007-34197, 13p, Las Vegas, Nevada September 2007.
  • Talia, G., Callahan, F., Perrin, J., Soschinske, K., Lankarani, H., Naidu, R., and SaiBargavi, S., 鈥淚n-Situ Spacecraft Repair Method for Spacecraft Leakage,鈥 (extended abstract only), AIAA Space2007 Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, California, September 2007.
  • Thorbole, C.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淧erformance Evaluation of Computational HIC Component Tester for Aerospace Application,鈥 IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2007), Paper No. 581-064, 5p, Palma De Mallorca, Spain, August 2007.
  • Koshy, C.S., Flores, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐omputational and Experimental Analysis of Planar Multibody Systems with Revolute Clearance Joints,鈥 International Conference on Multibody Dynamics, ECCOMAS2007, 17p, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy, June 2007.
  • Beheshti, H.K., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐ertification by Analysis for Aircraft Seats Under CFR Parts 23 and 25 Categories,鈥 15th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering 鈥 ISME 2007, Paper No. ISME 2007_1150, 8p, Tehran, Iran, May 2007.
  • Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambr贸sio, J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚nfluence of the Lubricated Joint Model on the Dynamic Response of Multibody Systems,鈥 AITC-AIT 2006, International Conference on Tribology, 20p, Parma, Italy, September 2006.
  • Flores, P., Pimenta Claro, J.C., Ambr贸sio, J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling and Simulation of Wear on the Dynamics of Mechanical Systems鈥 5th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design, (M2D' 2006), Paper No. A0730, 14p, University of Porto, Portugal, July 2006.
  • Flores, P., Pimenta Claro, J.C., Ambr贸sio, J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淣umerical Simulation of Wear in Journal Bearings,鈥 5th EDF/LMS Poitiers Workshop on Bearing Behaviour Under Unusual Operating Conditions, FUTUROSCOPE, 7p, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2006.
  • Olivares, G., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淭ransit Bus Crashworthiness: Finite Element Modeling and Validation,鈥 International Crashworthiness (ICrash) Conference, 15p, Athens, Greece, July 2006.
  • Maletz, M., Steffan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Potential New Approach for the Evaluation of Occupant Response in Frontal Impact Scenarios,鈥 2006 SAE World Congress, SAE Technical Paper No. 2006-01-0901, 12p, Detroit, Michigan, April 2006.
  • Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambr贸sio, J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐omputational Simulation of Mechanisms with Lubricated Revolute Joints: The Infinitely-Short Journal-Bearing Approach,鈥 Proceedings of EuCoMeS, the First European Conference on Mechanism Science, Manfred Husty and Hans-Peter Schr枚cker editors, 12p, Obergurgl, Austria, February 2006.
  • Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambr贸sio, J. and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淣umerical and Experimental Study of Planar Mechanisms with Clearance Joints,鈥 Internationales Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium, Technische Universit盲t, 14p, Ilmenau, Alemanha (Germany), September 2005.
  • Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamics of Multibody Systems with Spherical Clearance Joints,鈥 Fifth ASME International Conference on Mutibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, Paper No. DETC2005-84392, 2005 International ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 9p, Long Beach, California, September 2005.
  • Koshy, C.S., Thorbole, C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淯se of Mutibody System Dynamics in Development of a Component HIC Tester,鈥 Fifth ASME International Conference on Mutibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, 2005 International ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Paper No. DETC2005-84436, Long Beach, California, September 2005.
  • Beheshti, H.K., Gopalan, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Hybrid Mutibody Model for Aircraft Occupant/Seat-Cushion Crashworthiness Investigation,鈥 Fifth ASME International Conference on Mutibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, Paper No. DETC2005-84041, 2005 International ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Long Beach, California, September 2005.
  • Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Model for Lubricated Revolute Joints in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Congreso de M茅todos Num茅ricos en Ingenier铆a, 25p, Granada, Spain, July 2005.
  • Flores, P., Ambrosio, J., and Claro, J.C.P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling of Spatial Multibody Systems with Joint Clearances,鈥 International Conference on Advances in Computational Multibody Dynamics (ECCOMAS), 19p, Madrid, Spain, June 2005.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎ircraft Impact Biomechanics,鈥 Advanced Passive Safety Network, Workshop on Passive Safety in Road, Rail and Aerospace Transportation Modes, Invited Principal Lecture, Lisbon, Portugal, February, 2005.
  • Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambrosio, J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淪tudy of Contact-Impact Force Models in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Tenth Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, 2p, Blacksburg, Virginia, July 2004.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling Dynamic Responses of and Injury Potential to Occupants on Side-facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 Fourth Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2004.
  • Adams, A., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Modeling Approach for Crashworthiness Evaluation of an Aircraft Fuselage Section with Conformable Auxiliary Fuel Tank,鈥 Fourth Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2004.
  • Lankarani, H.M., Koshy, C.S., Kanetkar, G., Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., and Ambrosio, J., 鈥淓xperimental Study on Multibody Systems with Clearance Joints,鈥 2004 Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics, pp.40-46, Seoul, Korea, August 2004.
  • Nagarajan, H., McCoy, M., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒esign of HIC-Compliant Aircraft Bulkheads and Cabin Class Divider Panels,鈥 2004 International Conference on Crashworthiness, San Francisco, July 2004.
  • Nagarajan, H., McCoy, M., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒esign, Fabrication and Testing of a Component HIC Tester for Aircraft Applications,鈥 2004 International Conference on Crashworthiness, San Francisco, July 2004.
  • Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., 鈥淢odeling of Joints with Translational Clearances in Multibody Systems,鈥 Congresso de Metodos Computacionais em Engenharia, 18p, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2004.
  • Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Koshy, C.S., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., 鈥淭heoretical and Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Systems with Imperfections,鈥 Fifth Portuguese National Conference in Experimental Mechanics, pp. 45-46, Coimbra, Portugal, January 2004.
  • Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems with Joint Imperfections,鈥 4th Forum dos Investigadores Portugueses, Coimbra, Portugal June 2004.
  • Flores, P., Claro, J.C.P., Ambrosio, J.A.C., Lankarani, H.M., and Koshy, C.S., 鈥淓xperimental Investigation of an Slider-Crank Mechanism with Clearance Joints,鈥 poster at 4th Forum dos Investigadores Portugueses, Coimbra, Portugal June 2004.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎ircraft Seat Cushion Replacement Program,鈥 Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence (AACE), Final Report, DOT/FAA/AR/00-xx, Grant No. 00-C-WSU-00-32 Amendment 013, May 2003.
  • Bhaskaran, B., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淚dentification of Potential Injuries to Occupants on Side-facing Seats in Aircraft Accidents,鈥 2003 International IRCOBI Conference on Biomechanics of Impact, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2003.
  • Gopalan, S., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淧arametric Study of Row-to-Row Head and Neck Injuries on Transport Aircraft Seats,鈥 5th MADYMO Users Meeting of America, Troy, Michigan, October 2003.
  • Bhaskaran, B., Nagarajan, H., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢ADYMO Modeling of Occupant Dynamic Responses on Side-facing Aircraft Seats and Potential Neck Injuries,鈥 5th MADYMO Users Meeting of America, Troy, Michigan, October 2003.
  • Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., 鈥淒ynamic Behavior of a Revolute Joint clearance in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 2003 ASME Design Technical Conferences, 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise -- 4th Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibrations, ASME Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48853, 9p, Chicago, Illinois, September 2003.
  • Flores, P., Lankarani, H.M., Ambrosio, J.A.C., and Pimenta Claro, J.C., 鈥淢odeling Lubricated Revolute Clearance Joints in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 2003 ASME Design Technical Conferences, 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise -- 4th Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibrations, ASME Paper no. DETC2003/VIB-48854, 8p, Chicago, Illinois, September 2003.
  • Adams, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Safai, N.M., 鈥淎ircraft Seat Cushion Performance Evaluation and Replacement Implementation,鈥 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 2360, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.
  • Adams, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Safai, N.M., 鈥淒evelopment of New Crashworthiness Evaluation Strategy for Advanced General Aviation and Transport Aircraft Seats,鈥 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 3660, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.
  • Lankarani, H.M., Olivares, G., and Nagarajan, H., 鈥淎 Virtual Mutibody and Finite-Element Analysis Environment in the Field of Aerospace Crashworthiness,鈥 invited principal lecture, pre-prints of the NATO Advanced Science Institute (ASI) on Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems, Vol. II, pp. 130-139, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2002.
  • Shivaswamy, S., Alshaer, B., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamics of Multibody Systems with Lubricated Short and Long Journal Bearings,鈥 6th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Symposium on Computational Multibody Dynamics, Dearborn, Michigan, August 2001.
  • Lankarani, H.M., and Olivares, G., 鈥淎 Component Head Injury Criteria Tester for Aerospace Applications,鈥 Third International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 2001.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment of a HIC Compliant Bulkhead,鈥 Third International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 2001.
  • Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淔ormulation of Dynamic Loads Generated by Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,鈥 presented at the 2000 ASME Design Automation Conference, Paper No. DAC039, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2000. Listed in the 2001 ASME Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2001.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment of a Component Head Injury Criteria Tester,鈥 Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence (AACE), Final Report, DOT/FAA/AR/00-xx, Grant No. 00-C-WSU-00-32 Amendment 004, October 2001.
  • Adams, A., Olivares, G., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒evelopment of New Crashworthiness Strategy for AGATE Aircraft (WBS 3.4.3 鈥 Certification): Development and Validation of Energy-absorbing Aircraft Seat Models,鈥 NASA AGATE, Advanced General Aviation Technology Experiments, Final Report, July 2001.
  • Balakrishnan, H., Narasingaruram, B., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淗ead Impact Protection against Aircraft Cabin Structure 鈥 Evaluation of Component HIC Test Devices,鈥 ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Final Report, December 2001.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淥verview of AACE Crashworthiness Research Program,鈥 First FAA Centers of Excellence Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2001.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎nalytical Evaluation of Component HIC Devices for Certification of Aircraft Cabin Furnishings,鈥 ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Final Report, 2001.
  • Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamics of a Multibody Mechanical System with Lubricated Long Journal Bearings,鈥 presented at the 2000 ASME Design Automation Conference, Paper No. DAC040, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2000. Listed in the 2001 ASME Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2001.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒ynamic Response of Multibody Mechanical Systems with Lubricated Journal Bearings,鈥 Second International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures, and intelligent Machines,鈥 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 2000.
  • Hooper, S.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淟atest Research on Aircraft Cabin Interior Safety,鈥 (Keynote Speech with proceedings), Aircraft Interior Conference and Exposition 2000: Interiors for the New Millennium, Reno, Nevada, May 2000.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎 Systems Approach for Aircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Problems,鈥 4th International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, ISME Paper No. E4021, Tehran, Iran, May 2000.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢ethodologies for Frictional Impact Analysis of Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 4th International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, ISME Paper No. E4076, Tehran, Iran, May 2000.
  • Alshaer, B.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淟ubricant Forces Evaluation in Dynamically-Loaded Lubricated Journal Bearings,鈥 8th Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures,鈥 Blacksburg, Virginia, July 2000.
  • Dumbala, V., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling of Occupant Dynamic Responses for Side-facing Aircraft Seats Facing a Typical Production Bulkhead,鈥 Final Report, FAA Civil Aeromedical Institute, July 2000.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淒esign of a Component Head Injury Criteria Tester,鈥 FAA Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence, Final Report, Grant No. 97-C-001 Amendment 008, June 2000.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淧roposed Standards and Design Guidelines for Side-facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Center, Final Report, June 2000.
  • Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, P., (Invited Paper), 鈥淭reatment of Impact with Friction in Open and Closed-Loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 EUROMECH 404: European Mechanics Colloquium on Advances in Computational Multibody Systems Dynamics, Lisbon, Portugal, September 1999.
  • Hooper, S.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎nalyses of HIC Problems for 16G Aircraft Seats,鈥 1999 SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition (GCRAM), SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1607, 成人头条, Kansas, April 1999.
  • Lankarani, H.M., Gowdy, V., DeWeese, R., Kishore, P., and Murthy, A., 鈥淐ompliance Criteria for Side-facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 1999 SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting (GCRAM), SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1598, 成人头条, Kansas, April 1999.
  • Ravn, P., Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淭reatment of Lubrication in Long Bearings for Joint Clearances in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Second Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibration of the 1999 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Paper No. DETC99/VIB-8235, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1999.
  • Lankarani, H.M., and Ayyagari, M., 鈥淎 Poisson-based Formulation for Frictional Impact Analysis of Open- and Closed-Loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Second Symposium on Multibody Dynamics and Vibration of the 1999 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Paper No. DETC99/VIB-8216, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 1999.
  • Talia, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Talia, J.E., (Invited Paper), 鈥淎 Theoretical Study of the New Experimental Technique for the Analysis of Solid Particle Erosion Mechanisms,鈥 12th International Conference on Wear of Materials, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1999.
  • Ravn, P., Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling Joint Clearances in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 International Conference on Dynamics and Control (DYCONS99), Ottawa, Canada, August 1999.
  • Olivares, G., Lankarani, H.M., and Bahr, B., 鈥淒evelopment of 1/6-scale and Full-scale Head Impact Component Testers鈥 International Conference on Dynamics and Control (DYCONS99), Ottawa, Canada, August 1999.
  • Mathis, J., Lankarani, H.M., and Bahr, B., 鈥淲ater Jet Impingement Forming of Aluminum Aircraft,鈥 ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Final Report, 1999.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓stablishing Compliance Criteria for Side-facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Final Report, 1999.
  • Lankarani, H.M., and Hooper, S.J., 鈥淚ndustry Focuses on Turbulence Inquiries,鈥 (Cover Story), Aircraft Interior magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, July 1998.
  • Soltis, S., Hooper, S.J., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎n Overview of Head Impact protection Research Related to Airline Cabin Interior Panels,鈥 International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 1998.
  • Hooper, S.J., Lankarani, H.M., and Kishore, P., (Invited Paper), 鈥淎nalysis of Component HIC Testing,鈥 International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 1998.
  • Lankarani, H.M., Kishore, P., and Murthy A., (Invited Paper), 鈥淢odeling of Occupant Responses on Side-facing Aircraft Seats,鈥 International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 1998.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐AE Tools in Aircraft Crash Injury Protection,鈥 (Keynote Lecture), Seventh International Madymo Users' Conference, Windsor, Canada, June 1998.
  • Lankarani, H.M., Shakil, A., and Pereira, M., (Invited Paper), 鈥淎nalysis of Impact with Friction in Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 1998 International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, pp. 199-202, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998.
  • Shivaswamy, S., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淢odeling Contact Forces During Impact on Flexible Systems,鈥 1998 International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, pp. 301-304, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎ircraft Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection,鈥 1998 International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Machines, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998.
  • Mirza, M., Lankarani, H.M., and Hooper, S.J., 鈥淓valuation of a Component HIC Testing Apparatus for Aircraft Bulkhead Seating,鈥 SAE Advances in Aviation Safety Conference & Exposition, SAE Paper 981216, Daytona Beach, Florida, April 1998.
  • Cheraghi, S.H., Wang, M., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淓valuation of Feature Relating Positional Tolerance,鈥 1998 World Automation Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1998.
  • Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., 鈥淢ethodology for the Design of Energy-Absorbing Bulkheads for HIC Compliance,鈥 Federal Aviation Administration, Report No. DOT/FAA/96-G-019, Final Report - Part A, May 1998.
  • Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., 鈥淎n Evaluation of a Component HIC Test Apparatus,鈥 Federal Aviation Administration, Report No. DOT/FAA/96-G-019, Final Report - Part B, April 1998.
  • Lankarani, H.M., and Ng, C.C., 鈥淎lternative Designs of Energy-absorbing Seat Legs for Commuter Aircraft Seats,鈥 SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition, Paper No. 971458, 成人头条, Kansas, April 1997.
  • Lankarani, H.M., Hooper, S.J., Mirza, M.G., and Sivakumaran, S., 鈥淎ttenuation and Simplified Testing Procedure of HIC for Aircraft Crash Safety Evaluation,鈥 SAE General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition Transactions, Paper No. 971457, 成人头条, Kansas, April 1997.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淗ead Impact Protection Against Aircraft Cabin Furnishings: Component Level Testing and Analysis,鈥 ADMRC, Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Research Center, Final Report, March 1997.
  • Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., 鈥淏ulkhead Designs for HIC Compliance and Evaluation of Simplified Head Impact Testing Methodologies,鈥 Federal Aviation Administration, Final Report, Report No. FAA/96-G-019, November 1997.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐ontact/Impact Dynamics Applied to Crash Analysis,鈥 (Invited Lecture), Proceedings of NATO Advanced Study Institute on Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection of Transportation Systems, Volume I: Main Lectures, pp. 255-283, Tr贸ia, Portugal, July 1996.
  • Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淐urrent Issues Regarding Aircraft Occupant Protection,鈥 (Invited Lecture), Proceedings of NATO Advanced Study Institute on Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection of Transportation Systems, Volume I: Main Lectures, pp. 285-318, Tr贸ia, Portugal, July 1996.
  • Shakil, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., 鈥淔rictional Impact Analysis in Constrained Multibody Systems,鈥 1996 ASME Design Automation Conference, University of California, Irvine, August 1996.
  • Shakil, A., Lankarani, H.M., and Pereira, M.S., 鈥淚mpact with Friction in Open-loop Multibody Mechanical Systems,鈥 Sixth Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability and Dynamics of Structures, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, June 1996.
  • Hooper, S., Lankarani, H.M., and Mirza, H., 鈥淒ynamic Seat Testing and Analysis,鈥 Federal Aviation Administration, Final Report, Report No. FAA/95-G-031, July 1996.
  • Palaniappan, P., and Lankarani, H.M., 鈥淎nalysis, Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Head Impact Component Test Apparatus,鈥 NIAR R